DPT 5257 PROF PRACTICE DEV II
This is the second of four professional practice courses addressing physical therapy practice. This course builds on documentation skills, emphasizing the elements from the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice. Student skills include planning, organizing and implementing plan of care that incorporates primary, secondary, and tertiary care provided by PT and other practitioners as appropriate. Students learn about various systems of reimbursement for PT services. Community members share information relating to marketing, reimbursement, quality assurance and standard of care, productivity, coordination of care with other providers, and health care trends/issues in a variety of settings. Current legislative and public health issues relating to PT practice are examined, and advocacy is promoted.